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Quilt top

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1780-1840

GUSN

GUSN-10405

Description

Checkerboard pattern; squares roughly 8" x 8"; blue and white pieced blocks within the white blocks are pieced red wool eight point stars. No backing; edges raw.

Details

Descriptive Terms

quilt tops
stitching
piecing
wool (textile)
Needlework
Quilt
Quilt

Associated Events

Battle of Bunker Hill

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

57 1/4 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. William R. Burleigh

Accession Number

1934.234

Places

New Hampshire (United States)

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